Isaiah Rider scored 19 points, Gary Trent added 16 and the
Portland Trail Blazers capitalized on a pivotal third-quarter
run for a 99-87 victory over the winless Golden State Warriors.

The Trail Blazers trailed 54-52 at halftime, but opened the
third quarter with a 20-8 spurt, capped by Kenny Anderson's
jumper with 3:51 remaining, for a 72-62 lead. Anderson scored
eight points in the burst that put Portland ahead for good.

Arvydas Sabonis added 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Trail
Blazers, who won despite losing a four-overtime home game to
Phoenix on Friday. Rasheed Wallace also contributed 14 points
as the Blazers improved to 3-0 on the road.

"I thought we played timid in the first half," Wallace said.
"But once we got to know the feel of the place, we were able to
adjust."

Anderson scored 13 points and added 10 rebounds for Portland,
which pounded the Warriors on the boards, 57-36.

Joe Smith scored a season-high 26 points and Latrell Spewell
contributed 25 to lead the winless Warriors. At 0-8, the
Warriors and Denver Nuggets share the worst record in the NBA.

"They came out and executed in the third quarter," said Golden
State coach P.J. Carlesimo. "I thought that we played better in
both halves than we've been playing, but we didn't play well
enough to win. We got hammered on the boards, which is somewhat
understandable because they have been one of the best rebounding
teams in the league."

The Warriors fought back to within 74-70 with 1:55 left in the
third on Sprewell's jumper, but the Blazers scored six of the
final seven points to garner an 80-71 lead after three quarters.

Rider's jumper with 3:23 to play in fourth quarter gave the
Blazers their biggest lead at 95-79. Rider, who connected on
7-of-17 shots from the floor, scored 10 points in the final
quarter. The closest the Warriors got in fourth was the final
margin.

"I know myself," Rider said. "I am a big time shooter and I
shot well under pressure. I wanted to find some rhythm and show
that I had a good game at home."

Sprewell erupted for 12 points in the first quarter and seven
more in the second, leading Golden State to a two-point halftime
lead. Sprewell was 7-for-19 from the field and 10-of-12 from
the free-throw line.

Smith finished 10-of-21 from the floor and grabbed 10 rebounds
for the Warriors, who lost by double digits for the third
straight game.